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The United States has larger income-related differences in perceptions of health and health care than other middle- and high-income countries

U.S. Leads in Income-Based Health Care Inequalities

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More public tolerance for health care inequalities seen in United States than other countries
High-deductible health plans are becoming more common among U.S. adults with employer-sponsored health insurance coverage

CDC: High-Deductible Health Plan Use Rising Among Employers

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These employees more likely to face financial barriers to care, researchers find
Early introduction of eggs is associated with improved growth in young children

Early Egg Intro May Improve Growth in Young Children

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One egg per day linked to increased length-for-age z score and weight-for-age z score in infants
Patient portals can successfully offer access to physicians without office visits

Health System Sees Success With E-Visits Via Patient Portal

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Portal offers access to physicians without an office visit for certain common symptoms
Open-label placebos are associated with a positive effect compared with no treatment in a variety of clinical conditions

Positive Clinical Effects Seen for Placebos Without Deception

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Findings based on five studies involving patients with IBS, depression, allergic rhinitis, back pain, ADHD
For patients with allergic rhinitis

Grass Pollen SLIT Slows Course of Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma

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Tx associated with slower AR progression, less frequent asthma onset, slower asthma progression
Administration of allergen immunotherapy in patients with allergic asthma leads to lower short-term symptom and medication scores

Short-Term Benefits for Immunotherapy in Allergic Asthma

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Reductions seen in short-term symptom scores and medication scores, with evidence of publication bias
For effective hand hygiene

Cool Water Works As Well As Hot for Ridding Hands of Germs

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Time spent scrubbing hands with soap more important that water temperature

May 2017 Briefing – Allergy

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Allergy for May 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Certain plasma microRNAs are differentially regulated in allergic asthma and correlate with clinical characteristics

MicroRNA Biomarker Signature Identified for Allergic Asthma

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Biomarker signature with seven miRNAs identified in training cohort of 20 asthma patients, nine controls